Ill Be There For You
Aiza Seguerra
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[Intro]
D C
Bm7 (2x)
x02222 C#m7 x57655 (2x)
E|---------------------2---------------4-------5-------5-------7--------7+|
B|---------2---3---------------5-------------------------------7------7+--|
G|-----------------2-------2-------4-------4-------6-------6---7----7+----|
VERSE I
Asus2 D7
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|---------------------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|
B|---------0-----------------------|-------------2-------------------|
G|-------------2-------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
D|-----2---------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
when you wake up each mornin’ and you feel like callin’
300200 022200 E
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------2---------------2-------|-------------2---1---------------|
D|-----0---------------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----2---------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
I’ll be there for you when the
Asus2 D7
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|---------------------0-----------|---------2-----------------------|
B|---------0-----------------------|-------------2-------------------|
G|-------------2---------------2---|-----2---------------2-----------|
D|-----2---------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
road seems uncer- tain and you can’t stop the hurtin’
300230 022200 E
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------0-------|---------------------------------|
G|---------2-----------2-------2---|-------------2---1---------------|
D|-----0-----------0---------------|---------2-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----2---------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
I’ll be there for you when there’s
CHORUS I
Dsus2
x42422 (2x)
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|---------0---------------0-------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------3---------------3---|-------------------------2-------|
G|-----2---------------2-----------|---------4---2-------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
no one beside you I’ll be there to guide you
979777 x86666 F#m7
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-------------------------9---7---|---------------------------------|
B|-------------7---6---------------|-10--------------0-------2-------|
G|-----------------6---6-----------|-9---------------1-------2-------|
D|---------9-------6---------------|-11------11----------------------|
A|-----7-----------8---------------|-9---9---------------------------|
E|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
catch you each time you fall when the stars
Bm 022200 E
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-------------2-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------2h3p2-----|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-------------------4---|-------------2---1---------------|
D|-----4---------------4-----------|---------2-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-----2---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
won’t shine any- more I’ll be there
ADLIB
x02222 (2x)
VERSE II (same as VERSE I)
when the world is unkind
and your dreams they need more time
I’ll be there for you
if the rules they keep breakin’
and the future is fadin’
I’ll be there for you
CHORUS II (same as CHORUS I)
the rainbow will end in the palm of your hand
don’t ever let it go
when the stars won’t shine anymore
I’ll be there
A Asus2
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
BRIDGE
G D D Dsus2 A
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-3-----------2-------------------|-2-----0-0---0-----------0-------|
B|-3-----------3-----------3-------|-3-------3---2---------------2---|
G|-4-------4---2-------2-------2---|-2---2-------2---------2-----2---|
D|-5-----------0-------------------|-0-----------2-------2-----------|
A|-5---5---------------------------|-------------0-------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
who knows where we’ll go
G D A Asus2
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-3---------------2-------2-------|-0---------------0---------------|
B|-3---------------3-----------3---|-2-------0-----------------------|
G|-4-------4-------2---2-----------|-2-----------2-------------------|
D|-5---------------0---------------|-2---2---------------------------|
A|-5---5---------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-------------------|---------------------------------|
what will tomorrow bring when
F#m C#m Dsus2
x4745x
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-7-------7-------------------5---|---------5---5-------------------|
G|-6---6-------------------6-------|-7-----------4-----------4-------|
D|-4-------------------6-----------|-7---7-------7---------------7---|
A|-------------4-------------------|-5-----------4-------4-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
we have each o- ther just hold on tight we can
300200 E/D
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|---------------------------------|-2-----------2-----------2-------|
B|-------------0-----------0-------|-3-------3-----------3---3-------|
G|---------2-----------2-----------|-2---2-----------2-------2---2---|
D|-----0-----------0---------------|-0-----------------------0-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-0-----------------------0-------|
take to the skies and fly
E
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
G|-1--str| um------------------------|
ADLIB
F A#
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-1-----------1-----------1-------|-1-----------1-------------------|
B|-1-----------1-----------1-------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|-2-------2-----------2-----------|-3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|-3---3-----------3---------------|-3---3-----------3---------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D#7
x33330 C
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-3-----------3-----------3-------|-----------------0---------------|
B|-3-------3-----------3-----------|-3-----------3---1-----------1---|
G|-3---3-----------3---------------|-3-------3-------0-------0-------|
D|-1-------------------------------|-3---3-----------2---2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-3---------------3---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
I’ll be there for you
F A#
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-1-----------1-----------1-------|-1-----------1-----------1-------|
B|-1-----------1-----------1-------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|-2-----------2-----------2-------|-3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|-3-------3-----------3-------3---|-3---3-----------3---------------|
A|-3---3-----------3---------------|-1-------------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D#7
x33330 C x476m5
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-3-----------3-------------------|-0-----------0-----------5-------|
B|-3-------3---------------3-------|-----------------1-------| m-------|
G|-3---3-----------3-------3-------|-----0---3---------------6-------|
D|-1-----------------------3-------|-------------------------7-------|
A|-------------------------3-------|-3-----------------------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
I’ll be there for you
ADLIB (lead)
E|----------------------------8s10-8---------------------------------|
B|-10-10-10-10------8-8s11-11----------8s7-6h8---6-7s8---------------|
/ B|--------------------8-8s10-10-10-10-|
E| | G |-------------7-9-10-----------------|
B| | D |------7-8-10------------------------|
G| | A |-8-10-------------------------------|
D| | E |------------------------------------|
OR
| e|-------------1-3-3s5-5-5-5-|
E| | B |---------1-3---------------|
B| | G |---0-2-3-------------------|
G| | D |-3-------------------------|
\ A |---------------------------|
E|-----------------10-10s13---10---------------|
B|-------8-8s10-10-----------------13-11-------|
CHORUS II
D
x4222x
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-2-----------2-------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---------------3---|-2-----------2---------------2---|
G|-2---2---2---2---2-------2-------|-2-------2---------------2-------|
D|-0---0---0---0-------0-----------|-2---2---------------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|-4-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
the rainbow will end in the palm of your hand
979777 x86666 F#m7
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------7---6---------------|-10----------------------10------|
G|-----------------6-------6-------|-9-----------9-----------9-------|
D|---------9-------6---6-----------|-11------11--------------11------|
A|-----7-----------8---------------|-9---9-------------------9-------|
E|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
don’t ever let it go when the stars
Bm7 022200 E
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-----------------------------2---|-------------------------0-------|
B|-3-----------3-----------3-------|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------2-----------2-----------|-------------2---1---------------|
D|-4---4-----------4---------------|---------2-----------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-----2---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
won’t shine a- nymore I’ll be there
A x02222 A
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-0-------0---------------2-------|-0-------------------------------|
B|-2-----------2---3---------------|-2-------------------------------|
G|-2---------------2---2-----------|-2-------------------------------|
D|-2---2-----------4---------------|-2-------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D
x4xx20
E|-2---2---2---2-----9s5-----------0---0---0---0-----5---7-----|
the rainbow will end in the palm of your hand
979777 x86666 F#m7
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 *
E|-----------------------------9---|-----|
B|-------------7---6---------------|-10--|
G|-----------------6-------6-------|-9---|
D|---------9-------6---6-----------|-11--|
A|-----7-----------8---------------|-9---|
E|-9-------------------------------|-----|
don’t ever let it go
F#m7
F#7sus4 xx5757 xx991010
when the
Bm 022200 E
1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * * 1 * * * 2 * * * 3 * * * 4 * * *
E|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-----------2---3---------------|-----------------0---------------|
G|-4-------4-----------------------|-------------2---1---------------|
D|-4---4---------------4-----------|---------2-------2---------------|
A|-2-------------------------------|-----2-----------2---------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|
stars won’t shine anymore I’ll be
OUTRO
D C Bm7
x13230 A
there I’ll be there
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